World No.
1 Lin Shidong of China edged An Jae-hyun of South Korea 3-2 in the guyss singles round of 16 at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions in southwest Chinas Chongqing Municipality on Thursday.The 21st-ranked A delivered an unexpected blow to Lin in the very first video game, claiming it 13-11 for a 1-0 total lead.
Lin adjusted his playing style and took two video games in a row 11-2 and 11-6 to relocate front in the match 2-1.
A quickly connected the contest at 2-2 after clinching the fourth game 11-6.
That brought up a decider in which Lin constructed his benefit point by point with a steady performance, before sealing the deal 11-5.
His opponent in the quarterfinals will be Lin Yun-ju of Chinese Taipei.On the femaless side, top-seeded home paddler Sun Yingsha beat Doo Hoi Kem of Chinas Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) 11-5, 11-3, 11-6 to schedule her location in the last eight.No.
5 seed Hina Hayata of Japan reached the quarterfinals as well, after beating Bruna Takahashi of Brazil 11-6, 13-11, 11-9.